Stepping
into a hoarder's world is not as easy as you might think. A hoarder
has multiple layers that if peeled back, may possibly reveal a family
system that helps to enable his or her behaviors, traumatic events from
her childhood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive thinking, and possibly an
addictive personality compounded by delusional thinking. Would you like a
peek into that world? Let’s help these clients that are more common
than you may realize. Let us delve into that world and explore the
depths of their secret world.

This training
will encompass many issues that are important in understanding the
hoarders who may cross your path. As a child of a hoarder, I grew up
hoping to understand the underpinnings of my mother. Why were objects
so important to her? As my sisters and I grew up and moved on, her
hoarding increased, as it often does when there is no one to help stop
the hoarding behaviors. She was diagnosed with cancer and thus we as a
family helped her to the next stage of her life: letting go of her
things and moving her to an assisted living facility. We took her
things away--either discarded, donated and/or sold them. Neither the
family nor her had no choice at that point. Because of this, I grew up
with a heart to help this population to heal.

This
training will create a picture of the average hoarder and her family
system. It’s important to understand the system in order to help the
hoarder heal. It’s also necessary for the family to form an alliance,
just as you would with an addict or an alcoholic. We will discuss the
five stages of hoarding, the diagnostic criteria as presented in the
DSM-5, and various treatment methods to deal with this insidious
problem. Many times as clinicians we are unaware that our clients
present with this problem as it is generally a secret condition.
Hoarders are not hoarders, but collectors, at least in their minds,
however delusional that may be. Let me help you to lead your clients to
success and freedom.

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe the average hoarder and her/his family system

2. List the stages of hoarding

3. Identify the relevant DSM-5 diagnostic criteria

4. Identify appropriate treatment methods for hoarders

Carol Adkisson, LMFT is an author, speaker, teacher and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She
is the owner of a private practice and founder/Chief Executive Officer
of a non-profit, The Trauma and Healing Foundation in Fontana. She also
is an author of a number of books including “Recovering My Life, a
Personal Bariatric Story.” She co-developed and participates in a
podcast entitled “Curious Intentions.” Carol specializes in anxiety,
depression, trauma, couples therapy, ADHD, substance issues,
immigration, psychological evaluations, weight loss and bariatric
surgery, 12-step recovery, and of course HOARDING. She is
trained in various treatments including EMDR and Trauma Focused CBT and
numerous other modalities. She also has 34 years experience working
with recovery-based programs. She serves individuals,
couples, families, children, and adolescents. She utilizes "discernment
theory" as a means to perceive which treatment is most helpful for an
individual client’s needs. Carol is the Clinical Director of her group
practice, which employs therapists with many different specialties, whom
she supervises. She has her Bachelor’s Degree and Masters Degree in
Marriage Family Therapy from Hope International University. Her hobbies
include volleyball, spending time with her family, and she is a foodie,
always ready to try something new.

CEU Hours: This
course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education
credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and LEPs as required by the California
Board of Behavioral Sciences

Certificates: Completion
certificates will be awarded at the conclusion of the training and upon
participant’s submission of his or her completed evaluation.

Refund Policy:
If a participant is unable to attend and notifies IE-CAMFT 24 hours in
advance of the training, full reimbursement will be sent within ten (10)
working days.

Grievance:
If any aspect of the training is not to the full satisfaction of any
participant, please notify the coordinator, CEU committee chair, or
another IE-CAMFT board member. We hope to resolve any issue immediately
on-site. If not resolved, the full IE-CAMFT board will review and
resolve the issue.

IE-CAMFT wishes all participants to have an excellent learning experience.
Please notify the coordinator or other board member if you need special
accommodations. If possible, call Garry Raley at (951) 640-5899 in
advance.

Over
the last decade, we have seen a significant trend toward integrating
the neurobiological perspective when creating more effective therapeutic
interventions for our adolescent clients. Adolescence has been
described in the literature as a time of “brainstorm” - intense
neurological and physiological change, when the brain is pruning unused
synapses and scaffolding in mature skills needed to take on adulthood.

In
this seminar we looked to developmental science on the adolescent
brain, and the unique benefits of play and creativity in working with
the challenges and strengths of adolescent clients. How does playful
dialogue with teens specifically nurture healthy brain development? How
can we understand the neurobiology of creative experiences that happen
in the therapy room to tame the chaos and optimize the adolescent’s
self-regulation?

In
this two-hour training, we learned specific therapy practices designed
to improve social and emotional functioning targeted to meet the diverse
treatment needs of adolescents, especially those who seem resistant to
talk-therapy models.Drawing
on concepts of interpersonal neurobiology, the benefits of creative,
brain-building therapy interventions to achieve relational attunement,
emotional integration, and the development of a fully-functioning
adolescent to young adult identity will be clearly defined.

At the end of this 2-hour training, participants were able to:

1.Describe creative arts theory and principles applicable to a child-centered model of therapy. 2.Recognize
the tools and materials necessary to use with clients in order to
provide creative therapy interventions that improve neural functioning. 3.Utilize
direct interventions designed to build up left-right brain integration,
and bottom up/top down processing, leading to emotional improvement. 4.Observe and track therapeutic change recognizing gains from an interpersonal neurobiology and child-centered therapy perspective

Georgie Wisen-Vincent, LMFT, RPT-Sis
a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Registered Play Therapist
Supervisor. Georgie completed her post-graduate work and research in
Child-Centered Play Therapy in London at the University of Roehampton.
She has used individual play therapy, creative arts therapy, family play
therapy, trauma focused therapy and behavior modification in her work
with children and teens in clinics, schools and nonprofit settings. She
is a member of the American Association for Play Therapy and the British
Association of Play Therapists, and frequently provides play therapy
trainings to professional groups, community clinics and universities.
Georgieis
currently an instructor of play therapy courses and a clinical
supervisor at the Loma Linda University School of Social Work, Play
Therapy Certificate Program.Georgie has a private practice at The Center for Connection in Pasadena, CA.

It
is YOU the members who keep our chapter going! If your membership is
up for renewal please complete the renewal process as soon as
possible--your membership is the backbone of our organization and what
allows us to keep offering great seminars and CEUs, the Therapist
Directory, Membership Directory, and more. Thank you! :)

From the President:

Happy
May, everyone! First of all let me say that I am honored and excited to
be serving as your local chapter president. I hope you will join me in
welcoming our new slate of board officers, as well. We have a wonderful
group of creative professionals who are committed to supporting MFTs
throughout the Inland Empire. I would also like to remind you all that
you are welcome to attend an IE-CAMFT board meeting at anytime. They
are held every fourth Friday of the month, after the monthly training.
We would love to have you participate and share your thoughts and ideas
with us.

As
usual, our program committee is working hard to coordinate trainings
aimed at further developing professional skills and maintaining
top-notch ethical and legal standards of care in the Inland Empire
therapeutic community. In our most recent IE-CAMFT sponsored
presentation: “Creative Therapy for Adolescents: Brain-Based Approaches
that Enhance Emotional Regulation and Resilience,” Georgie Wisen-Vincent
provided us with invaluable insight on adolescents and brain
development, as well as how this connects to parenting and providing
therapeutic interventions. In May we look forward to learning more
about hoarding from Carol Rose Adkisson’s presentation: “Step
(Carefully) Inside the Secret Life of Hoarders.” We hope to see you
there!

Amanda Cavicchi

IE-CAMFT President

NOTICE:
If you registered for the hoarding event in January, your registration
has been kept intact so there is no need to re-register for the
rescheduled date--May 25th. The event is full to overflowing sowe
cannot take any more registrations at this point. If you cannot attend
for any reason, please CANCEL your registration so someone else may
take your spot. Thank you!

Upcoming Events:

Video and Social Media Marketing for Mental Health Professionals - June 22, 2018

No Meeting in July - Board Retreat

Power Down and Power Up: Screen Dependence and Raising Tech-Healthy Children - August 24, 2018